Shoe fastening



Feb. 10, 1931. w, z p s 1,791,919

SHOE FASTENING Filed Aug. 16, 1929 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Febpll), 1931 UNITED STA WILLIAM ZAPIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

'SHOE FASTENING I Application fil ed August 16, 1929. Serial No. 386,328.

This invention relates an to improved shoe fastening of the type in which the opening at the front of the upper is secured by means of a lace attached at the top and adapted to .5 he loosened to permit insertion and: with drawal of the foot.

One object of the present invention is to provide animproved construction and arrangement for facilitating the lacing and .10 loosening of the upper. A further object of I this invention is to provide an improved arrangement of holes or eyelets and of hook devices, in combination with each other, to permit convenient engagement and disengagement of the lace with the said-hook devices for the purpose of loosening the upper to permit the insertion and withdrawal of the foot from the shoe; 7 i v With these objects in view the invention 39 consists in thenovel arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described-illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that changes in minor details may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof. 1

The drawing is a front view showing a shoe embodying my invention.

Referring to the drawing, a series of hook devices 12 are provided, all arranged at the same side of the upper. These hook devices 12 are arranged at the topmost portion of the upper at one side of the shoe and in alignment with a series of eyelets 13 arranged at the 0pposite side of the front opening 2 of the upient insertion and withdrawal of the foot, it is only necessary to unhook thelace from the four hook devices 12, all at the same side of the upper. The end of the lace remains permanently fastened to the top edgeof the upper. r V

The holes or eyelets 13 and lt may be pro- 'vided with reinforcing rings of the usual well-known form; and the hook devices 12 may-"be of any suitableor usual construction.

What I claim is: Shoe-fastening means for facilitating the lacing and unlaeing of shoes, comprising a row of eyelets located at one side of the shoeupperopening and extending from top to bottom thereof, a short row of eyelets extending upwardly from the bottom of the upper at the opposite side of said opening, a row of hook devices on the said opposite side of said vopeningand extending to the top of said upperfrom and in vertical alignment with the said short row of eyelets, the eyelets and hooks being arranged in horizontal alignment, and a lace permanently fastened at one of its ends to the lowermost partof the shoe upper, permanently laced from one side to the other through all of the said eyelets, but detachably engaged to said row of hook devices, the other end of said lace being permanently fastened tothe topmost eyelet of the first-mentioned row.

i In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

' WILLIAM ZAPIS.

per, while eyelets 14 are provided at the lower portion of the upper on both sides of the said front opening 2. One end of the lace is attached in any suitable mannerat the bottom part of the upper and is laced or threaded through the eyelets 14: in any usual or well known manner, and is then passed around the hook devices 12 and through the eyelets 13 alternately, and is attached to the uppermost eyelet 13 after being passed aroundthe front edge of the upper at 15 and the other end of the lace is knotted at 16.'

It will be readily understood that to loosen 5 the uppers of the shoes and permit conven- 

